Borrego Springs and Julian, CA Ride Pics

roadking · **Posted:** Mon Apr 01, 2013 10:23 am

We went on a ride Sunday to Borrego Springs, CA and then on through Julian, CA. The ride took us through the desert and some foot hills in the vicinity of the Salton Sea, CA. Nice group of folks they like to ride at a decent pace so no one gets bored. Lots of fun here's some pics of the ride. Door to door - 324 miles.

There are these amazing steel sculptures out in the desert we stopped and got our pic taken.

roadking · **Posted:** Mon Apr 01, 2013 10:34 am

some more pics....

roadking · **Posted:** Mon Apr 01, 2013 10:38 am

Here's a video - we're in it after the first 20 minutes or so. Lots of twisties.
Thanks LT great job!! :icon_You_Rock:

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqdG3_7axRo[/youtube]

Kickstand · **Joined:** Tue Nov 30, 2010 11:01 pm **Posts:** 558

Thanks for sharing the pics RK. The dragon in the desert is cool.

roadking · **Posted:** Thu Apr 04, 2013 10:51 am

Kickstand wrote:

Thanks for sharing the pics RK. The dragon in the desert is cool.

My pleasure!!
The sculptures were pretty f'n cool to say the least. There are dozens of them scattered throughout a 5 mile stretch out there - and miles later there are giant sculpture horses posed like they're jumping over the road from hill to hill.
I saw some really interesting ones - all of them are large scale - 15-20 feet tall. They look small from a distance but they are really huge - larger than life. Well maybe life size for the dragon - does one really know how big a dragon is?
There were dinosaurs of all types - elephants, camels, insects: scorpions & ants, some really unique stuff. My passenger is afraid to take pics as we ride so we only have the ones with the dragon. The sculptures are usually a distance off the road and the sand is impassable with my bike - it just sinks in. So posing with them is a parking and walking proposition that gets time consuming and it was in the 90's so walking in gear was an overheating problem. I'm planning on going again the area is really spectacular.

thecarpenter · **Posted:** Wed Apr 10, 2013 5:32 am

Awesome pics RK

roadking · **Posted:** Wed Apr 10, 2013 12:54 pm

thecarpenter wrote:

Awesome pics RK

Thanx - I'd like to do that ride again and just spend the day checking out all the different sculptures. There may be as many as 20.

badinfluence63 · **Joined:** Sat Oct 23, 2010 9:51 am **Posts:** 1966

RK...happy for you that you could find a hot chick to tool around with you(you stuill got the magic,lol). Makes the ride better I think? :icon_thumbsup:

roadking · **Posted:** Mon Apr 22, 2013 9:52 am

badinfluence63 wrote:

RK...happy for you that you could find a hot chick to tool around with you(you stuill got the magic,lol). Makes the ride better I think? :icon_thumbsup:

Thanks BI,
yeah she's got a great set of "backrests"... :icon_eek:

I think you're right - having someone to share the sights and ride with is a good thing. I'm 50/50 on it being better though - sometimes its way more fun to hit a twisty road solo - but the lunch break is nicer with her - she buys!! :icon_laughing:

badinfluence63 · **Joined:** Sat Oct 23, 2010 9:51 am **Posts:** 1966

roadking wrote:

badinfluence63 wrote:

RK...happy for you that you could find a hot chick to tool around with you(you stuill got the magic,lol). Makes the ride better I think? :icon_thumbsup:

Thanks BI,
yeah she's got a great set of "backrests"... :icon_eek:

I think you're right - having someone to share the sights and ride with is a good thing. I'm 50/50 on it being better though - sometimes its way more fun to hit a twisty road solo - but the lunch break is nicer with her - she buys!! :icon_laughing:

Thats taking for granted that she not a nagger or an unreasonable dainty princess :icon_eek:

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